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Sheriffton, barrow cemetery 200m NE of, is a Bronze Age burial ground situated in Perthshire, Scotland. The cemetery comprises multiple burial mounds constructed on a landscape underlain by Arbuthnott-Garvock Group bedrock, a Pragian-age formation of sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This geological foundation would have presented a moderately firm base for mound construction, with the local sandstone potentially exploited for structural materials.
Barrow cemeteries of this type reflect the burial practices of Bronze Age communities, where individuals or family groups were interred beneath earthen mounds, often situated on elevated or naturally prominent locations. The Sheriffton cemetery's positioning in Perthshire places it within a landscape rich in prehistoric settlement and funerary activity, characteristic of the central Scottish plateau during the Bronze Age period.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduling reference SM6723, ensuring its preservation as an important record of Bronze Age mortuary practice and social organisation. The survival of multiple barrows at this location provides archaeological evidence for patterns of burial, land use and territorial identity among prehistoric Perthshire communities.
Sheriffton, barrow cemetery 200m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6723. View the official record →
Sheriffton, barrow cemetery 200m NE of, is a Bronze Age burial ground situated in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6723.
Sheriffton, barrow cemetery 200m NE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6723.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Souterrains, 145m WNW and 115m WSW of Burnside Cottage (7.1 km), Dow Hill, fort (7.5 km), Moredun Top, fort (8.2 km).
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Sheriffton, barrow cemetery 200m NE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.